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No. 514,435. Patented Feb. 13, 1s'94.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I-IIRAM A. BENEDICT AND MARIA BENEDICT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,435, dated February13, 1894.

Application filed March 27, 1893.

To aZZ whom it may concern/.-

' may be easily Be it known that we, HIRAM A. BENEDICT and MARIABENEDICT, citizens of the United States, and residents of New York city,in the county of New York and State of New York, have jointly inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Gridirons or Broilers, of whichthe following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in gridirons or broilers, and itconsists in the peculiar construction and arrangements of the parts ashereinafter set forth whereby the part of the device upon which the foodrests and quickly adjusted toward and from the surface of the fire asmay be required by the special kind of food being prepared, and alsoupon the condition of the fire, '11. a, whether the grate be full ornearly empty and also upon whether the fire be hot or low; thus thebroiler is adjustable to coincide with the condition of the fire atdifferent times and also to the special use to which it is to be put.

In the drawings hereof, Figure 1, illustrates a-front view partly insection of a cooking stove with my improved broiler in place and in use.Fig. 2, illustrates a plan view of the broiler. Fig. 3, illustrates anelevation of a part of the apparatus showing a modified construction ofthe broiler proper. Fig. i, illustrates a detail of a part of that whichis illustrated in Fig. 3.

A, is the stove.

B, is the grate.

O, is the door of the ash pit.

E, is the top of the stove.

F, F, are the holes in the top of the stove, one of them having its lidin place which is removed from the other one to allow the use of theimproved broiler.

The broiler is constructed as follows: a, is a frame of metal which mayhave the general outline of a triangle, as shown best in Fig. 2. The twoforward ends of the frame are bent downwardly as seen at b, b, to formlegs or feet for the frame and there is also a third leg, 0, at thepoint of the triangle. d, is alug on the frame, having a vertical holethrough it and a horizontal threaded hole which intersects the verticalone. 6, is a handle having a eel-a1 to. 467,739. on model.)

threaded spindle, f, projecting from its forward end which threads intothe threaded hole in the lug, d. g, is the broiler proper. It is formedof wires or preferably grooved bars, h, and has a frame i, of similarmaterial surrounding it. At the forward end of this frame there isformed a deep gutter or receptacle, j,with which the grooved bars, h,connect as usual, so that the gravy may run down them and collect in thegutter. The front edge of this gutter at k, is made high so that thegravy will not overflow and be spilled during the removal of the broilerfrom the fire, through the opening in the top of the stove as stated. Atthe rear end of the broiler a vertical rod, Z, extends upwardly andpasses through the vertical hole in the lug, d, and is adapted to slidethrough it.

The operation is as follows: The cover of the stove hole being removed,the cook sees the condition of the fire and being also mindful of thefood that is to be cooked, adjusts the broiler nearer or farther fromthe supporting frame as desired, by sliding the rod, Z, through the lug,cl, and lining it at the desired place by turning up the handle, thestem of which presses upon the rod as a set screw. After the broiler hasbeen adjusted, the meat or other food is placed upon it and it isintroduced through the open hole in the top of the stove, the legs ofthe frame rests upon the top of the stove near the edges of the hole andsupport the broiler as shown in Fig. 1.

The broiler may, if preferred, be made as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 withtwo parts, m and n, hinged together between which the food will beconfined. A ring, 0, may be arranged to slip over the free end of thepartnas now well understood; and in order that the broiler may be turnedover to cook both sides of the food, the end of the part, m, marked m,may be rounded and pass through a hole in the rod, 1 and a spring 13having a pin g, on the end, which projects through a hole in the side ofthe rod will engage with a groove, r, 5

because it is evident that alterations may be made in them withoutdeparting from the essentials of our invention.

We claim- 1. A broiler comprising a supporting frame adapted to rest atnot less than three points upon the top of the stove, a lug upon saidframe having a threaded and a smooth hole therein, which intersect eachother, a broiler frame provided with a rod made to pass through thesmooth hole in the lug, and a handle havinga threaded spindle adapted toengage with and be screwed into the threaded hole in the said lug,substantiallyas set forth.

2. A broiler comprisinga supporting frame adapted to rest upon the topof the stove, a lug upon said frame having a threaded and a HIRAM A.BENEDICT. MARIA BENEDICT.

Witnesses:

PHILLIPS ABBOTT, JOHN E. LAOEY.

